I was helping a friend clean out a back yard of a house they had purchased. I noticed that the back fence had some plywood against it that was put up by the previous owner. As I walked toward the fence I heard several dogs and saw two of their heads popping up above the fence. They would run up, hit the fence on the other side then almost jump over the fence that was over 6 feet tall.
Suddenly two of the dogs ran right though the plywood and came straight for me. These were pits and the leader was coming for me but stopped and gave me that odd look dogs do where they cock their heads to the side as if they are puzzled. Why did he do that? Because I had pulled out a Glock 19 and put two rounds right between his front legs when he was about 3 feet away. No, I did not shoot him but put the rounds in to the grass.
Doing what I did gave me enough time to get out of the back yard. As soon as I closed the gate the two dogs were hitting that fence and their heads were popping up over the fence.
Somebody called animal control and the police. Animal control showed up and this little Hispanic lady with an aluminum pole with some kind of loop around it walks up and sees the very aggressive dogs going crazy on the other side of the fence. She literally yawns and walks right though the gate and within seconds comes back through the gate with the lead pooch behind her. The loop thing was around its neck and the dog looked like it wanted to pee itself. She looks at me and says “no problem”. The second dog had ran back though the fence to its yard.
The cops were in the front yard, one said to me “I would have shot both those dogs”. The second cop looks at me and says “the discharge of a firearm in city limits is a serious thing, do you need any more ammo?” Then he smiles.
You had the opportunity and the means to prevent some innocent soul from being a victim. You should not have hesitated.